Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-01
Speculation Rife as to Secretary Man.
ning's Successor--Tbe Appoint
mant to be Made To-Day.
Congressman Springer on the Commits
sion 20 Investigate tne Pacific
Railway Accounts.
Denver Gets the New Military Post to be
Located III the Ysst-Inter- state
Commissioners Sworn In.
TUE COMING MEN.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
WAsHINGro March Silt is said at
the " hilt House to-day that the Presi-
dent will probably appoint q Secretary of
the Treasury Tomorrow. Although q
dozen men, more or less, have been
named in connection with this place, the
rumor mOngers have all settled down to
the prediction tnat Assistant ecretary
Faircnild is the coming man. For the
assistant-secretarysh which will be
made vacant by this promotion, there are
! three names mentioned, the selection of
any one of which would be in accord with
the Presidents policy of civil service re-
form. These are Solicitor McCue; Z. o.
Grave, the present superintendent OF the
bureau, Isaac II. Maynard, Second
Comptroller Of the Treasury. There is
absolutely no means Of knowing whether
the President Will appoint either of these
gentlemen to the vacancy created by
the promotion of Mr.. Fairchild, but
it is the current belief among
officials of the Treasury that one of the
three will be offered the place. There is
considerable doubt as to the Presidents
intention in regard to the treasurership.
One gentlemen holding an important
posi- ION in the department claimed to
dent of his intention to appoint Mr..
Theodore Cook Of Cincinnati TO this
place, while another asserts positively
that the President has determined to ap-
point Mr.. Cook 1t is understood that
Mr.. Fairchild's candidate for this place is
Mr.. Graves, while the same authority
says that if any present official of the
Treasury is to DE selected the Presidents
choice is Mr.. WheIpleY, at present AS
sistant Treasurer. lis not thought that
Mr.. Jordan's place will be filed for
some days.
PACIFIC RAILWAY ~ yEsTIGATION.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 3I.-C0ngress-
man Sorjnger of Illinois called at the
White House this morning for the pur-
pose of finding out, if possible, some
thing in relation to the Presidents inten-
ton in regard to the appointment of the
commission to investigate the Pacific rail-
way accounts.
Mr.. Springer said to your correspond
ent: 81 am Convinced by my talk with
the President that be has not selected
either of the Democratic members of the
commission"
'Ts there TO be political division in
this jns,ance?"
con-" replied Mr.. Springer, ''there
will he two Democrats and one Repub-
lican"
Then you think Republican has been
selected"
'I can't say as to that, but 1 think
David LittIer Of Springer Ill, will be the
Republican member. Littler is a close
political friend OF Senator Cullom. He
was Cullom's candidate for a
position on the interstate com
merce board, and would probably
have been appointed if Mr. Morrison had
been out of the way. Sena-Or Cullom
has recommended him for this place, and
I am confident that he will get it; pro-
vided, Of course, that ne will accept, and
| think he Will.
Littler is a member of the Illinois Leg
islature, and q brother-in-law Of Dick
Oglesby, and although publicsn,i is very
much opposed to the political aspirations
of his relative. He is said to have been in
strumental in procuring the election of
Mr.. Farwell to the Senate, and on these
accounts he has Senator Cullom's warm
friendship, and with one Senator from
Chicago Senator Cullom will have bet
ter chance for reelection than he would
if both Senators were from the southern
TEXAS POSTAL CHANGES.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-Texas postal
changes: New office estsb lshed, Otto,
Cottle county, on route 81 1858; re-estab-
iished, Greed, Cooke county, special from
GAINESVILLE seven miles east, routes
81 OPP and 81 054.
Star service change, route 81 439, Mexia
to Armour from April II, 1887, extend
service from Armour TO Hancock, Lime
stone county, increasing the distance six
and One-half miles.
A NEW MILITARY POST.
WASHINGTON, March 3l-Lieutepant-
General Sheridan mas returned to Wash
ingtOn from the west. While absent he
visited Forts Russell and Riley, accom-
panied by Inspector General Baird and
Colonel Sheridan for the purpose Of in
sDe citing them, and st Denver, Col, he